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11:10 PM ET, April 18, 2016

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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Dirty Way Texas Could Win Its Supreme Court Challenge To Obama's Immigration Policies  —  WASHINGTON, DC — One of the biggest uncertainties in United States v. Texas, a challenge to Obama administration programs that could enable over 4 million undocumented immigrants to temporarily remain …
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Court appears divided, signaling trouble for Obama on immigration  —  The Supreme Court appeared divided during oral arguments Monday in a crucial case challenging the executive actions on immigration that President Obama took in 2014.  —  Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is typically the court's swing voter …
Discussion: Vox, Politico and National Review
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court appears deadlocked over Obama's immigration plan
Discussion: Vox, Business Insider and JustOneMinute
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
King, Gohmert clash with pro-immigration protesters
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Texas GOPers Vote To Debate Secession At State Convention
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Initial prognosis poor for Obama's immigration program at Supreme Court
Ken Paxton / USA Today:
Supreme Court must rebuke Obama's self-coronation: Texas AG
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton's National Lead Down to Two Points  —  Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders nationally by just two points in the Democratic presidential race, according to results from a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  —  Clinton gets support from 50 percent of Democratic primary voters …
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Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:   Sanders Campaign Complains About Clinton's Joint Fundraising Committee
Bernie Sanders:
Clinton-DNC Joint Fundraising Raises Serious Campaign Finance Concerns
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Clinton and Trump hope N.Y. primary cements their front-runner status
Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders on New York: So what if I lose?
Discussion: ABC News
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump orders new campaign hierarchy, spending plan  —  In a shakeup that's roiling Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the GOP front-runner told senior staffers at a Saturday meeting that he wants his recent hires Paul Manafort and Rick Wiley to take the reins in upcoming states …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
GOP operative sues Trump, Lewandowski for defamation  —  A veteran Republican operative filed a defamation suit against Donald Trump and his campaign manager in New York on Monday over statements the pair made earlier this year portraying her as a spurned job-seeker with a grudge against the Republican front-runner.
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell ‘Increasingly Optimistic’ That GOP Will Have Contested Convention  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell turned down an opportunity to comment on his personal beef with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to implicitly criticize Donald Trump and said he is “increasingly optimistic” …
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NewsBusters:
The Prime Time Primary: Trump vs. His Rivals on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC
Discussion: RedState and The Right Scoop
Frank J. Gaffney Jr. / The Hill:
Muslim Brotherhood Day on Capitol Hill  —  On Monday, April 18, legislators' offices will be visited by individuals associated with a group unknown to most lawmakers: The United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO).  In the interest of helping members of the U.S. Congress understand precisely …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Cruz adviser claims ‘Islamic supremacism’ being pushed in Congress  —  's (R-Texas) office refused to meet with Muslim advocates on Monday, they claimed, after a controversial adviser for Cruz's presidential campaign accused the advocates of pushing “the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood.”
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Virgin Islands GOP Meeting Ends With Shoving, Shouting and Cops  —  Things are really spinning out of control for the Virgin Islands Republican Party.  —  The Republican Territorial Committee held a joint meeting Saturday at a gun range in St. Croix, but the meeting erupted into chaos …
Doyle Rice / USA Today:
4 dead as historic, 20-inch rain swamps Houston area  —  Flooding in Houston forced families to flee their homes by ANY means necessary.  —  Drenching rain, which brought flash floods to much of eastern and southern Texas on Sunday and Monday, deluged Houston, killing four and leading to scores of water rescues.
Discussion: The Atlantic, Mashable, KTLA and ABC News
Wall Street Journal:
Theranos Is Subject of Criminal Probe by U.S.  —  Federal prosecutors are investigating whether the blood-testing company misled investors about the state of its technology and operations  —  Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into whether Theranos Inc. misled investors …
Autumn Driscoll / Associated Press:
Sandy Hook Truther Gets Two Years Probation For Harassing Victim's Family  —  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A New York City man accused of harassing relatives of a teacher killed in the Newtown school massacre has been sentenced to two years of probation as part of a plea deal.
Mike McPhate / New York Times:
Teenager Is Accused of Live-Streaming a Friend's Rape on Periscope  —  When an Ohio teenager witnessed her 17-year-old friend being raped, according to officials, she not only failed to help the victim, she pointed her phone and streamed a live video of it on the Periscope app.
Chris Jancelewicz / globalnews.ca:
David Furnish, Elton John sex scandal: British media forbidden from covering couple  —  The alleged story goes something like this: Elton John's partner and now-husband of 23 years, Canadian David Furnish, has been having a longtime affair with British businessman Daniel Laurence.  —  Story continues below
Joel Ebert / Tennessean.com:
Transgender bathroom bill sponsor pulls proposal until next year  —  The House sponsor of a controversial bill that would require students in public school grades K-12 and higher education institutions to use the restroom that corresponds with their sex at birth is delaying action on the bill until next year.
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Gillibrand's tearful plea to Bernie: Give up your guns  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Bernie Sanders is known for sticking to his guns — literally — and that might be his undoing in big, bullet-strafed states like New York.  —  Sanders, a paragon of political consistency who has almost never flip-flopped …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Sanders's Practically Unprecedented Success  —  NEW YORK—By steadily increasing his support in national polls to the point where it now essentially equals Hillary Clinton's, Bernie Sanders has crossed a threshold that few other challengers to a heavily favored front-runner have ever reached.
Justin Holcomb / Townhall.com:
UC Berkeley Forced to Cut 500 Jobs After $15 Minimum Wage Hike  —  The $15 minimum wage hike in California has sent financially troubled UC Berkeley into decision making mode, and “the people who clean buildings, who work in food services or health clinics,” says Todd Stenhouse, will be the ones without a job.
Daniel K. Eisenbud / Jerusalem Post:
Police: Jerusalem public bus explosion caused by bomb … 21 people wounded in Talpiot industrial area, 1 in critical condition; Police launch investigation with Shin Bet, do not confirm terrorism as of Monday night.  —  In an unnerving reminder of the terrorist attacks on buses during …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama phones Putin but doesn't bring up jets buzzing US ship  —  President Obama spoke by phone on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a series of thorny international issues.  —  But Obama did not raise the issue of Russian military jets buzzing a U.S. Navy ship last week in the Baltic Sea.
 
 
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Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name polar research vessel
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Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
U.S. Troops Get Closer to Iraqi Front Lines After Obama Move
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Clinton in NY: I always carry hot sauce
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David Eggert / Associated Press:
Gov Snyder To Drink Flint Water For At Least A Month To Prove That It's Safe
Jason Silverstein / New York Daily News:
Artist who painted nude Donald Trump portrait says his legal team has threatened lawsuit
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Matt Krantz / USA Today:
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